Coming soon: NASA's space car on Moon that will be capable of navigating treacherous south pole, and Elon Musk agrees to blast the LTV to the Moon on a SpaceX Starship

NASA-backed company Lunar Outpost is reportedly behind the development of a vehicle that is capable of navigating the Moon's treacherous south pole. Musk has now agreed to blast the LTV to the Moon on a SpaceX Starship

Lunar Outpost, which is a NASA-backed company, has developed a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) that has the potential to travel the surface of the moon, which is a remarkable feat, according to The Sun's report. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has now agreed to launch this LTV in space using his company's starship.

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This space car could help in unearthing some unknown mysteries of the lunar world, and will reportedly provide surface mobility to future NASA Artemis astronauts who will be visiting the Moon. This project of developing the LTV began in 2022 when Lunar Outpost bagged the contract. The upcoming Artemis missions will see the crucial participation of this LTV by Lunar Outpost, as per reports.

The Artemis project is NASA's renewed efforts of human presence on the moon, and this new LTV would be one of the key steps toward accomplishing the feat. Facilitating space resource utilization would be key to the success of the Artemis missions which would see an increase of human presence on the moon, the last being in 1972.


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What is the goal of NASA's Artemis mission?
The main goal of NASA's Artemis mission is to establish and increase the human presence on the moon's surface.

When was the last time NASA's astronauts landed on the moon?
The last time humans landed on the moon via a NASA project was in 1972.
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